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SLEIGHT, Rowland
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant | |
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| 17 May 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 510 notes he joined the 6th QIB in South Africa after serving with the 3rd QMI. Newspaper reports notes after serving with 3rd QMI he sailed for England on 17 May 1901, with the 6th QIB arriving at Cape Town 2 May 1901 it is unclear the date he joined them. | |
| 16 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 508 notes 6th QIB after returning to Australia were disbanded on 23 Jun 1902. Newspaper reports however have Lt Sleight sailing from South Africa for England on 16 Aug 1902 for return home, his date of actual discharge is unknown. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Rowland Sleight served twice in the South African (Boer) War, first as a Private S.N. 296 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry. He did not return to Australia with the rest of the 3rd QMI, newspaper reports have him sailing to England from Cape Town on 17 May 1901. He then joined the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen at some point after they arrived in Cape Town on 2 May 1901 at the rank of Lieutenant (Supernumerary). (source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473 & 510).